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CA CSR Review - Vocab Assessment 10
Surrogate - Zephyr (South Coast College)
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surrogate
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substitute
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sycophant
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parasite; a self-seeking flatterer; an obsequious person who flatters somebody powerful for personal gain; fawning flatterer
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syllogism
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reasoning; deductive logic
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symmetry
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balanced proportions
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tacit
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implied without being stated; silent
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taciturn
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to be silent; to not want to talk
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tawdry
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cheap; gaudy
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tedium
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boredom
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temerity
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audacity; foolish boldness; recklessness; rashness; confidence to do something rude or surprising
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tenacious
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holding or tending to hold firmly; persistent; stubborn; tending to stick firmly to any decision, plan, or opinion without changing or doubting it
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tenuous
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weak; flimsy; not substantial
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tepid
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lukewarm
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touted
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advertised
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transitory
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not enduring or permanent; temporary; fleeting
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trichinosis
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disease caused by a parasitic worm marked by muscular pain, dyspnea (difficulty in breathing), fever, and edema (swelling)
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truckling
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subservient
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tumultuous
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loud, noisy, violent
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turgid
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pompous and overcomplicated; distended (filled with fluid) or swollen
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ubiquitous
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everywhere at the same time or seeming to be
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ultimate
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final
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unctuous
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oily; excessively ingratiating; attempting to charm or convince somebody in an unpleasantly suave, smug, or smooth way
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untenable
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not able to be defended or occupied
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usurp
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seize
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vacillate
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swings back and forth; hesitates; unable to decide; keep changing opinions about something; waivers
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vagary
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caprice or a whim; unpredictable or eccentric change, action, or idea
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venial
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excusable; not very serious; easy to forgive
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veracity
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correctness; truth; truthfulness
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verbose
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wordy; containing more words than necessary
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vertigo
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dizziness
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vicissitude
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hazard; unexpected change in fortunes; unexpected difficulties
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vilify
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defame someone; malign someone; cheapen; criticize someone very strongly in a way that is not fair and that damages their reputation
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virulent
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poisonous or damaging to organisms; showing great bitterness, malice, or hostility; extremely obnoxious or harsh
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vitiate
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to make faulty or defective; to make ineffective; to destroy or drastically reduce the effectiveness of something or make it invalid
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vociferous
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shouting noisily; characterized by noisy shouting; raucous; strident
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volatile
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fickle; rapidly changing; apt to become suddenly violent or dangerous; changeable in mood, temper, or desire; short-lived; unstable
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voracious
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greedy; ravenous; insatiable; gluttonous
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wane
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decrease; decline
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whet
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sharpen; stimulate; excited
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wily
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sly; crafty; skilled at using clever tricks to deceive people (or roadrunners!); cunning; devious; scheming; clever
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winsome
Definition
charming, especially because of naive, innocent quality; pleasant; engaging; endearing; appealing
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xenophobe
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one afraid of foreign things or foreign people
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zealous
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enthusiastic; full of energy, effort, and enthusiasm, especially in political or religious ideas
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zephyr
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mild wind; soft, gentle breeze; a soft yarn or cloth
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